Neil Johansson from the UK took this photo of a man walking. The image does justice to the concept of “snapshots as art” or “the decisive moment” as it captures a story and a moment through an image that had not been set up. The black and white is strongly motivated, as it enhances theContinue reading “Where to Go?”
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Geometric Walking
Sara Ede’s photograph of a boy walking on a sidewalk surrounded by an unfinished pavement and beautiful botanicals makes the viewer contemplate on the artistic nature of the everyday. The simple geometries that compose the image can be seen as a reflection on the structures in which we live and which shape our daily lives.
Relief by Greg Cleroux
Sailing can be an extremely relaxing experience, something we all need from time to time. Sometimes, watching people sail can also be a soothing experience. Greg Cleroux captured this image in Gibraltar Point Beach, Toronto Island, Canada.
Everybody Is In On It: The Truman Show
The Truman Show is a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey which tells the story of Truman Burbank, a man living on a small island who begins to discover that the things around him are not always what they seem. Little by little, Truman begins to notice cracks in the matrix, to ultimately discover that hisContinue reading “Everybody Is In On It: The Truman Show”
Horror Movies as a Reflection of Social Fears
Cinematography has developed many genres in its short history, which have been, of course, inspired by the other narrative arts, such as literature and theater. Pretty early on, filmmakers have engaged in creating productions that would explore the darker side of the world, and that would have as their goal to instill a fearful sentimentContinue reading “Horror Movies as a Reflection of Social Fears”
Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Light
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (7 March [O.S. 23 February] 1878 – 28 May 1927) was a Russian painter and stage designer. He was an extremely talented genre-painter and authored many powerful works. His poetic paintings have a strong theatrical vibe to them; they are incredibly vivid, yet subtle and reserved and raise people’s experiences to anContinue reading “Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Light”
The Easter Pages
Easter is a holiday that reminds Christians of the resurrection of Jes-s and of the constant renewal of the soul. This is why Easter is celebrated in the springtime; as we can all learn that our renewal will and does happen after the pattern by which nature works. In the spring, flowers and treesContinue reading “The Easter Pages”
Bruno Borges’ Mysteries
Bruno Borges is a Brazilian artist based in New York City. His illustrations are a combination between geometrical shapes constructed in a very personal manner and natural concepts. Overall, his works have a slight occult feel and can be contemplated for very long periods of time. His work with illustration (but also with other formsContinue reading “Bruno Borges’ Mysteries”
Serge Teixeira’s Dream Lands
Photography is a medium that has the potential to create ethereal images while still being clear and what one would call in painting, “representational”. This way, photos can become veritable dream images, as they can appear very much as something we would see on a day-to-day basis, yet, be in another dimension, or between dimensions.Continue reading “Serge Teixeira’s Dream Lands”
Monet’s Nymphéas Bleus
Claude Monet was extremely passionate about his garden and his water lilies and painted an entire series of beautiful images depicting these flowers. He actually grew white water lilies in the water garden he arranged in his property at Giverny in 1893. His garden became his only source of inspiration from the 1910s until hisContinue reading “Monet’s Nymphéas Bleus”